Subtitling for Deaf/Hard-of-hearing audiences

Since we now have the Digital Projector installed and working at the Electric Palace it opens up all sorts of possibilities to us. These include things like 3D, live concert broadcasts and the one I would like to talk about - subtitling.

Most of the films that we now receive come with the option of using subtitles.

Now, in the past I have spoken to a few deaf/hard-of-hearing members of our audience about the possibility of running a regular special showing with the subtitles enabled. This might, for example, be on a Tuesday following the normal weekend shows and be a showing of the Friday/Saturday main film.

Now this is very much up in the air at present because we first have to try and assess the potential audience for the show and try and see if we can staff the cinema (remember that we are all volunteers!).

So - what I would like to do is to get in touch with a member of wither the deaf or hard-of-hearing community in the area with a view to getting their help to contact their community on our behalf and get some feedback for us.

If anyone reading this feels that they could help please feel free to get in touch. You can email me at mgwright@gmail.com, send a message to our twitter account (@HarwichEP) or just leave a comment here and I will get back to you.

Thanks

The Artist

See and hear  the silent movie ‘The Artist’ in the magical surroundings of the 1911 Electric Palace Cinema in Harwich Essex.

The ‘glowing’ black & white movie will be projected on to the original 1911 Silent Screen using the newly installed 2011 digital projector. The musical soundtrack will come from the sound system relocated to the auditorium ‘orchestra pit’ -exactly where the original live musicians would have played. As far as we know this is the only cinema where you will be able to experience this unique way of presenting this outstanding film.

The multiple BAFTA-winning , multiple Oscar- nominated silent sensation will be screened at the Electric Palace on Friday March 2nd at 7.30pm, Saturday March 3rd at 2.30pm and 7.30pm, and Sunday March 4th at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. If demand exceeds this capacity further shows will be slotted in at 5.00pm on the Saturday and Sunday.

There is an article in the Harwich and Manningtree Standard that you can find here.

There is already a great deal of interest and 100 seats for each screening will be bookable in advance by e-mailing requirements to :
                          boxoffice@electricpalace.com
Confirmations will be sent back by e-mail and a printout of the reservation confirmation must be brought to the box-office on attending the chosen screening.

Competition for Warhorse tickets at Electric Palace Harwich

The Electric Palace cinema in Harwich is having a new competition to win one of three pairs of tickets to see Warhorse on either Friday 24th February, Saturday 24th February or Sunday 26th February!

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets is:-

Follow Harwich Electric Palace on Twitter by clicking here

Tweet the following text to all your followers.

"Follow @HarwichEP and tweet this msg for 1 of 3 pairs of tickets to Warhorse 24th, 25th or 26th Feb http://bit.ly/xwPWE9 #warhorse #ep261"

The winners will be chosen on Friday the 17th February at random from all the followers who have tweeted the message. Each winner will be given a "code word" to use at the booking office to claim your tickets on any of the nights above.

The Electric Palace twitter feed will keep you informed about upcoming events at the Palace. You can also ask any questions you might have about the Palace and/or events and we will try and get back to you as soon as possible.

Good luck and we look forwards to seeing you at the cinema in the near future.